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The Freshwater Mussels (Unionoida) of the World (and other less consequential bivalves)

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species Diplodon rhombeus Spix in Wagner, 1827: synonymy
     49 specimens

Diplodon rhombeus Wagner, 1827
Spix in Wagner, 1827. Test. Fluv. Brasil.: 34, pl. 28, figs. 1-2.
Type(s): SYNTYPE SMF_3866, Rio Solimoes, Amazonas Geb. Bras.

Diplodon (s.s.) rhombeusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pereira et al. (2014)
Diplodon (Cyclomya) rhombeusHaas (1931)
Diplodon rhombeusParodiz (1968), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) rhombeusHaas (1969)
Rhipidodonta rhombeaSimone (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010)
Diplodon rhombeaITIS (2013)

Unio patelloides Lea, 1860
Lea, 1860. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. 12: 89.
Lea, 1863. Jour. Acad. Nat. Sci. 5 [O. 10]: 383 [19], pl. 43, fig. 291.
Type(s): HOLOTYPE USNM_85780, Amazon R., Brazil.

Diplodon (Cyclomya s.s.) patelloidesSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon (Cyclomya) rhombeusHaas (1931)
Diplodon paranensisParodiz (1968), Quintana (1982)
Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) rhombeusHaas (1969)
Rhipidodonta rhombeaSimone (2006)

Diplodon enno Ortmann, 1921
Ortmann, 1921. Mem. Carnegie Mus. 8: 531, pl. 38, figs. 5-7; pl. 46, fig. 7.
Type(s): LECTOTYPE CM_61.9264 (by R.I. Johnson, 1977: 237), Rio Grande, Boqueirao, Bahia, Brazil.

Diplodon (s.s.) ennoOrtmann (1921), Morretes (1949)
Diplodon delodontus ennoHaas (1930)
Diplodon rotundusBonetto (1962)
Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus ennoBonetto (1964), Haas (1969)
Diplodon (s.s.) rotundus rotundusBonetto (1965)
Diplodon rotundus ennoParodiz (1968)
Rhipidodonta rhombeaSimone (2006)

Diplodon (Diplodon) besckeanus nordestinus Haas, 1938
Haas, 1938. Arch. Moll. 70: 46, Abb. 1-3.
(intro'd as intra-sp. of Unio besckeanus Dunker, 1849)
Type(s): TYPE SMF_24362, Rio Sao Francisco, bei Jatoba, Staat Pernambuco, Bras.

Diplodon (s.s.) besckeanus nordestinusMorretes (1949), Haas (1969)
Diplodon rhombeusParodiz (1968)
Rhipidodonta rhombeaSimone (2006)

Taxonomic History (since 1900)

Diplodon (s.s.) rhombeusSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914), Pereira et al. (2014)
Diplodon (Cyclomya s.s.) patelloidesSimpson (1900), Simpson (1914)
Diplodon (s.s.) ennoOrtmann (1921), Morretes (1949)
Diplodon delodontus ennoHaas (1930)
Diplodon (Cyclomya) rhombeusHaas (1931)
Diplodon (s.s.) besckeanus nordestinusMorretes (1949), Haas (1969)
Diplodon rotundusBonetto (1962)
Diplodon (s.s.) delodontus ennoBonetto (1964), Haas (1969)
Diplodon (s.s.) rotundus rotundusBonetto (1965)
Diplodon rhombeusParodiz (1968), Mansur et al. (2020), Graf & Cummings (2021)
Diplodon paranensisParodiz (1968), Quintana (1982)
Diplodon rotundus ennoParodiz (1968)
Diplodon (Rhipidodonta) rhombeusHaas (1969)
Rhipidodonta rhombeaSimone (2006), Graf & Cummings (2007), Bogan (2010)
Diplodon rhombeaITIS (2013)

 
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